This overall Bridge Toolkit is a collection of ten individual toolkits.The structure of each toolkit is linked to an activity of the Project Management Cycle from project identification, planning and budgeting, to implementation and handing-over to a Division for operation and maintenance. A brief description of each toolkit is presented below:

1. Planning,Budgeting and Annual Road Maintenance Plan (ARMP)Toolkit:This toolkit links the Bridge Management System (BMS)to preparation of Sector Strategic Plan (>10years),Multi year Sector Program (5years), and Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)to assure adequate budgets for the P1 projects within each annual budget. It also guides the user on linking ARMP with BMS.

The ARMP template (2006) has been revised to make it applicable to both roads and bridges.The BMS(including Bridge Inventory, a priority list of new construction, major maintenance, and minor maintenance)has been linked as source of data for compiling the ARMP specifically for bridges at Division, Region and National level.

2. Pre-feasibility and Feasibility Toolkit:This toolkit helps to prepare documents for these two appraisal processes. Pre-feasibility studies may not be necessary for those bridges on the priority list generated by the BMS. However, these studies are suggested to ensure optimum design at the given locations, in terms of technical costs and benefits, environmental and social issues and implementation arrangements etc.for potential bridge projects.

3. Procurement of Consulting Services for Feasibility Studies, Supervision of Civil Works etc Toolkit:This guides the user through various steps from preparation of the Terms of Reference (ToR), the selection method, preparation of Expressions of Interest(EoI), qualification criteria, evaluation of technical and financial proposals etc. upto the awarding of the contract.

4. Procurement of Bridge Design, Drawings and Cost Estimation Toolkit:This guides the user regarding the preparation of design studies based on departmental design criteria and standards, the preparation of design drawings, the drafting of a special specification and bill of quantities, and preparation of the cost estimate.

5. Environmental Requirements Toolkit:This guides the user on environmental screening, identifying environmental issues and developing an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and an Action Plan to implement the EMP, including monitoring processes during implementation.

6. Social Safeguards Toolkit: This guides the preparation of the Social Action Plan (SAP) and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)and suggests procedural steps for implementation and monitoring of these action plans.

7. Procurement of Civil Works for Bridge Construction and Maintenance Toolkit:This guides the user onthe preparation of a Procurement Plan, bid documents, bid invitation,bidevaluation, and contract award of the civil works.

8. Contract Administration, Claims, Compensation and Disputes Toolkit:This covers variousprocedural steps including site possession, submission of work program, resource schedule, quality assurance plan, quality control system and monitoring of progress, variations,extension of time etc. Guidelines on claim compensation and disputes are also included..

9. Hand-over of Completed Bridges and Documentation Toolkit:This toolkit outlines the procedure for handing–over after completion of theDLP, by the project to the respective Division Road Office.

10. Bridge Inspection, Operation and Maintenance(including major,minor and routine) Toolkit:The process covered includes update of the Bridge Inventory using inspection procedures and formats at divisional and national level. The Annual Road Maintenance Plan (ARMP) template (2006) has been revised to accommodate bridges. Operation and maintenance of the bridges (includingroutine, minor, major and emergencyactivities)could be addressed through ARMP.